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HEADLINE: BILL FOR LEGAL ONLINE POKER FILED
IN WASHINGTON STATE
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A bill was submitted in the state of Washington last week to exclude
internet gambling played from a person's home from being a felony.
This also includes online
poker.
Under the state's 2006 internet gambling law, any online
gambling currently conducted in the state is a Class C Felony,
which is the same penalty for possessing child pornography.
Washington State Rep. Chris Strow, R-Whidbey Island, introduced
House Bill 1243 on Jan 15, 2007 to correct what he considers an
inappropriate penalty for an activity responsible adults should
be allowed to do in the privacy of their home.
"While I do see the need for protecting our citizens from
online gaming that
may be scamming innocent victims, I do think that there is also
a level of accountability, as an adult, to do as he or she chooses
in his or her own home," said Strow.
He added, "Most certainly choosing to gamble, or play a
game of skill such as poker,
should not have been made a crime equivalent to possessing child
pornography or threatening the Governor."
Other sponsors of the bill include Representatives Kirby, Upthegrove,
B. Sullivan, Simpson, and Appleton.
House Bill 1243 is currently awaiting a hearing in the House Commerce
and Labor Committee.
Strow made a plea for state residents to call and write to the
Chairman of the House Commerce and Labor Committee, Representative
Steve Conway, to ask him to schedule a hearing for House Bill
1243.
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